FAMILY BORDILS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bordils

Coat of arms and family crest of Bordils.

Genealogy of family Bordils, origin of Bordils, provenance of the family name Bordils.

History and meaning for Bordils.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bordils.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bordils.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bordils:

1) The origin of the family name Bordils.

2) The meaning of the family name Bordils.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bordils.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bordils.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Bordils has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Bordils have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bordils:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Bordils are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Bordils, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Bordils, and origin for the family name Bordils, nobiliary titles of the family name Bordils and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Bordils appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Bordils appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Bordils alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Bordils, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Bordils, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Bordils.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Bordils appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Bordils. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Bordils.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Bordils, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Bordils with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Bordils by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Bordils about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Bordils appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Bordils. Covers the birthplace of the name Bordils, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Bordils that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* The family name Bordils appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Bordils as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bordils

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